British Actors You Should Know: David Tennant

Everything old eventually becomes new again, and that's more often true for Doctor Who than most other television programs. The man who initially rebooted the series in 2005 and former showrunner (Russell T. Davies) is returning to lead the show into its next decade. While he's recast the show for a more modern and diverse landscape and moved it to a new streaming service in the U.S., he's kicking off his second spin in the TARDIS by bringing back a former Doctor (David Tennant) to play (at least some version of) the Doctor again alongside one of his former companions (Catherine Tate).

Tennant original run as the iconic Time Lord was from 2006 to 2010 (though he technically last appeared in the role in 2013 if you count his one-off return for the 50th anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor"). We'll have to wait until November 2023 to see how his interpretation of the character has changed over the past decade. However, the actor's return gives us a perfect opportunity to talk about some of the other great roles he's played since he last ran around time and space in a blue police box.

Here are our picks for some of Tennant's all-time best roles.